Tag: Family and Friends
Quadriplegic fights to pass legislation to help people with spinal cord injuries
Tiffany Garner - Of the Suburban Journals/Belleville Journal
Matt Langenhorst's life was changed forever in an instant on Feb. 8, 2001 when he and his...
Back on His Feet
MIRACLE man John Burgess is back on his feet and defying doctors' diagnosis just six months after being told he might never walk again.
Doctors...
Whatever it takes
She's strapped into what looks like an adult version of a baby walker. Amy Foels doesn't care. "Whatever it takes," she says. She's a...
Moving Stem Cells Front and Center
IRVINE, Calif. - Hans S. Keirstead might be the Pied Piper of stem cells - and not just because he makes rats walk. He...
The Sea Inside (Movie)
Summary: Based on the profoundly moving true story that captured the world’s attention, "The Sea Inside" is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro (Bardem), who fought...
Spain’s High-Flying, Deep-Sea-Diving Quadriplegic Poet-Hero
Based on the chastened life and hastened death of Spanish euthanasia activist Ramón Sampedro, the painterly biopic The Sea Inside finds art-house hunk Javier...
William Rush, quadriplegic activist, dies at 49
BY MATTHEW HANSEN/Lincoln Journal Star
William Rush once wrote about the overwhelming desire to get out on the dance floor and shake it for all...
Paralyzed man is recipient of holiday spirit
Strangers, friends and family are remodeling Jesse Freeby's house to make it wheelchair accessible
DENNIS McCARTHY
MILWAUKIE -- Jesse Freeby never realized how many friends he...
Wireless reconnects spinal patients
By Jon Fortt - KNIGHT RIDDER
Stephen Suer has a passion for books, scuba diving and road bikes: He's not your typical banker.
But his life...
Determined survivor conquers ski injury
GRAND RAPIDS -- Vicky Schmidt is getting used to battling back.
The latest setback for the 40-year-old Grand Rapids Paraplegic was a ski accident last...
